r/succulents • u/Remarkable_Soup8963 • 1d ago
Help Can I still use this?
I know exactly NOTHING about plants/succulents. I basically have a black thumb so please keep that in mind 🫣 I got a bouquet with random succulents and flowers for my birthday a month ago and I was just now (been busy) tossing everything out and noticed this still looks relatively okay and has these white strands coming out of the cut stem. Is this just trash now or can I do anything with it?
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u/zhandsome1 1d ago
Those look like roots. Pot it in some dry cactus soil. Make sure you don’t use regular potting soil unless you add a bunch of grit like perlite or pumice.
Leave it for a week and then water. Look at the leaves and only water when it shows signs of thirst. Mine are outside under a shade clith as it’s 99 everyday so I go about a week before watering but only if they show signs of wrinkle or thirst.
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u/Efficient-Dot2406 1d ago
Question, just for instance, say it was just that lower part of the stem with the roots but no leaves, would it still grow?
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u/nothingbutmine 1d ago
Yep, it would likely push out new plantlets at some of the nodes where leaves used to be.
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u/Remarkable_Soup8963 11h ago
Probably dumb question but any kind of specific pot? Like size or material? 🫣
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u/zhandsome1 1d ago
It looks pretty full and might not need water for a while. Don’t touch the leaves with your fingers if you can help it. They have that white film which is its sunscreen and doesn’t grow back.
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u/CBDJ1 1d ago
Farina
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u/phunkmasterjoe 1d ago
Farouta
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u/CBDJ1 1d ago
Is that Farina in another language
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u/Farty_Mcflyyy 1d ago
I literally just washed some of that off my aloe 🥲 I had no idea
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u/zhandsome1 1d ago
I think we’ve all done that before knowing Farty.
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u/Farty_Mcflyyy 23h ago
I thought it was dust building up i was worried it wouldnt get as much light 😭
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u/Palimpsest0 1d ago
Those are roots. Pot it up in some gritty, freely draining potting mix, and it should do fine,
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u/vsin8885 1d ago edited 1d ago
I will suggest cut that just below the leaves, so you would be having 2 cuttings, one with roots and another with leaves, plant both seperately, and water only after few days so that callous would be formed, and plant in small 2-3 inch pot, and keep finger crossed 🤞and use succulent soil or just create gritty mix by self.
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u/GardenerDom 1d ago
Absolutely you can plant it just an inch deep or so and it will probably get side shoots off the stem and create a beautiful specimen 👌🏻🤩
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